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you, and that you were abused and beaten by both the Johnsons. If you do not do this, HI have you sent to the Hduse of the Good Shepherd untjl you are 21. I can do it, so you'd better, come through." Miss Waters swears that she protested against this false swear ing against her former employer, but that Brothers turned tocher and said : "You'll do as I say, or you'll go to the Good Shepherd, and you'll stay there, tob. I want to get that damned Greek." Miss Waters then swore that young Johnson had attacked her. When Miss Waters' case, on the charge of larceny, came up before Judge Heap, on July 18, Brothers quashed the case, and presented the counter charge against George Johnson. Johnson's case came up for trial July 31. Before - then, John J. Lupe, attorney for MissWaters, had got a confession from Miss Waters that her story of assault was false. Because Judge Heap was on a vacation at that time, the case was continued, and was only brought up today in the Des plaines street court Judge Heap promises a thor ough investigation of the alleged jobbing of young Johnson. o o SheHow do you like my new dress? He Huh, it reminds me of a popular theater. She What do you mean? He Standing room xmly. FITTINGS IN ADVANCE. vJearly twelve years- the house . had been for rent and the agent "' was in despair. It was the old, old tale of its bein" haunted andSi. tenants wouldn't look at it. At last the agent hit upon a0. brilliant idea. He equipped every'" room with elaborate gas fittings, not only to make them look3 smart, but to frighten away thei ghpsts. T A week elapsed and a rumor 4t reached him that someone had been after the house. He hurried ? off to the housekeeper of thet mansion. , f "This is splendid 1" he gasped breathlessly to the latter. "I hear that sonieone has taken the"- house. Is that so?" . "I'm sure I don't know, sir"" replied the' housekeeper. ''Sdme- one's taken the gas fittings, atidj perhaps he'll come back for thV uuuac: di Henry Foss and Con Moore, kings of the West Hammond vice district, arraigned before U. S. Commissioner Foote for white?? slavery. Both, cases continued until Sept. 16. Foss and Moore releas- ed on $1Q,000 bail. n' v o o . Indianapolis, Ind. Several,, pieces of a man's body found on tracks near Union station. oo ? NewWhat did the telephone ' girl say when she handed back , Jack's solitaire and fcroke the en-"; gagejenjr ,, . Tom Ring off I